“My biggest recall was when I got out there, we were right in the s..t.” Lance Cairns was spot on. New Zealand were being smoked by Australia in the second final of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup on February 13, 1983. Enter Cairns – barrel-chested, tight shirt, silver medallion and already much-admired by NZ cricket fans because of his ability to hit the ball prodigious distances, which stole the spotlight from his core role as a world-class inswinging bowler and supporting cast member for Richard Hadlee. But what happened late in the day in Melbourne catapulted Cairns into a Kiwi cult hero and made most Kiwis forget that their side had still received a towelling from our trans-Tasman rivals.
A series of intimate photos have emerged offering a behind the scenes look into the life of Sir Donald Bradman.
The 65 photo collection of original and largely unseen black and white photos of the late cricketing great will go under the hammer at the Sir Donald Bradman The Legend auction in Melbourne next Monday.
The vintage collection has belonged to one single owner up until now.
Some expected to fetch between $200 and $400 while others are expected to be sold for up to $1000.
The rare photos offer a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of Australia s greatest and most loved sporting icons.
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Kelly Carnes, the owner of the knight and author of his letters, looks forward to it just as much as Adelaide.
“Adelaide has been such a joy during the pandemic,” Carnes said.
The knight has a deeper meaning for Carnes it’s a symbol of a past friend. Donald Hurlburt, a museum photographer who had a passion for people and a love for silly smiles, was killed in a car crash six years ago by a wrong-way driver.
He had a knight statue outside his house in D.C. So when Carnes saw a statue like his at a store, she said it felt like fate.